New name for brand/identity

cookedpeanut

Hi guys, so I've been brainstorming for a day or two on a new name for my brand/identity and I'd like some help.

I'm a web designer by day but enjoy creating 3D assets. I use Illustrator allot and I want my audience to appeal towards the younger side of things...

Here I've compiled a list of names and I'd like you guys to tell me what you think sounds good and what doesn't.

Thanks fellas!

Ogle Poly
Poly Jam
ExaPoly
Polyii, Polyi, Poli, Polii
Web Shark
Black Shark
Poly Ooze
Poly Shark
Vertz
Trivect
Verticy
Poly Factor
VertiLab
Vectus
AlPoly
DaPoly
Artex
Poly Zap
Polya
Polyee
Polyfy
Yocto
Digiyo
Digia, Digio
Digisky

This'll probably give some of you guys ideas too, but which name do you think sounds well conveyed, simple or interesting.

I personally like the sound of "Vectus", "Trivect" and "Polya"...

Tell me what you think!?

Muzzoid

What is your real name? Is it that bad?

cookedpeanut

Yes my name really is that bad, at-least not as a brand. Jesse Stippel isn't exactly catchy. No I'd rather have a brand name...

skyline5gtr

Veni Vini Vectus

Popol

Is it common in the world of web designer to use a brand name instead of their real name?

I mean, "Vectus", "Trivect" and "Polya" all sound so unprofessionnal to me. But that's just my opinion and I may be wrong.

Muzzoid

Your name is fine,

Stippel is a great artist last name! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stippling

huffer

Popol wrote: »

Is it common in the world of web designer to use a brand name instead of their real name?

I mean, "Vectus", "Trivect" and "Polya" all sound so unprofessionnal to me. But that's just my opinion and I may be wrong.

I think it's more common in graphic design / illustration, take Moebius, sparth, etc.

beefaroni

I like cookedpeanut

Silly and pretty easy to remember

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cookedpeanut

The thing is I'm not wanting to create a portfolio site or anything, I'm going to be making a website for me to offer resources, tutorials and other mojo. So if I use my name it's a little, well - nope. I also want the word to be simple, straight to the point and convey its message. With Vectus for example, it conveys things like vectors, vertexes, the union of everyone with 'us' - But you're right it's not quite how I want it yet...

Noren

www.3d.porn

There, I gave you a license to print money.

Saf

ultrablackwebsharkpussydestroyer3000pro@gmail.com look solid as fuck. sorry

.nL

+1 for cookedpeanut. Forcing a name with meaning and marketability just isn't the greatest idea, because it almost always sounds generic or like it's trying too hard.

Cookedpeanut's easy enough to remember, I don't have anything else associated with it (aside from cooked peanuts), and it feels more natural than any of the other suggestions you've got listed.

I wouldn't attach an e-learning website to your personal brand so directly, either. Xia Taptara (idrawgirls) does it, and it's fine. But that's because it's a natural extension of his blog.

Creating a niche and focused identity like that also sort've limits you in the long run, imho.

I'd recommend that you create your service, then associate your identity with it, instead of unifying the two. The only way I could see it being advantageous to do the latter, is if you had a name which was enough to pull in customers on its own.

Farfarer

Thinking up a "brand name" for yourself isn't going to help you, really.

Just look around here, the nicks people use aren't important. People will know you as "the one that did that awesome [insert your work here]". Not "the one with that name"*.

You could put up tutorials under any name you want and if they're good will people find them regardless.



* Unless you're Ben Mathis.

Count Vertsalot

Abnormal

Your logo will be a normal map with the letters Ab in the center. Make it look like a square from the periodic table. Like Breaking Bad.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Quick question, does it directly have to be art related?

cookedpeanut

Well art related would be good, yes

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Deathstick

Jesse Stippel is a pretty unique name and isn't impossible to spell. I'd still go with that or something simple like Jesse Stippel's 3D Space/Tutorials/The Blog of Jesse Stippel/ The Work of Jesse Stippel/ The Art of Jesse Stippel/whatever. Stippel me crazy.

+Being able to put your real name to something give the feeling that you're less likely to be a fraud.

Now if your name was John Smith or Onomatopoeia then you'd be fucked.

Autocon

I remember people by there Polycount icons pretty well. It's annoying when they change it.

adam

Autocon: I changed my recently. Kinda.

cookedpeanut: None of the names you listed are as good as your actual name. Stippel Design Co., for example, is much better than the plethora of made-up nonsense words you proposed.

Be this guy: https://vimeo.com/113751583

Don't be these guys:

• Ogle Poly
• Poly Jam
• ExaPoly
• Polyii, Polyi, Poli, Polii
• Web Shark
• Black Shark
• Poly Ooze
• Poly Shark
• Vertz
• Trivect
• Verticy
• Poly Factor
• VertiLab
• Vectus
• AlPoly
• DaPoly
• Artex
• Poly Zap
• Polya
• Polyee
• Polyfy
• Yocto
• Digiyo
• Digia, Digio
• Digisky

- 2 cents

skankerzero

I would misspell your last name as 'Stipple' because I would fully expect it to be like the art term.

So it's bad. Don't use it.

ysalex

Totally agree with Adam, it's unnecessary and isn't the most professional thing. I've never met a single person freelance operation that goes under a brand name.

Also it's not how a lot of freelance works in games. A lot of freelance is driven by referrals and suggestion, it's much easier To say "yeah I know a guy his name is stipple", vs.

"yeah I know a guy, cookedpeanut."

"Who?"

"Well his name is stipple but he set up his "brand identity" under the name cookedpeanut."

"Oh, okay. I didn't realize that single-person freelanc operations went by aliases, other than drug dealers."

"They don't, but this guy does."

Damian Nachman

Your real name flows nicely
My vote goes for Stipples. Thank god you're not an Argentinian with a jewish surname.
Most people can't even pronounce mine!

cookedpeanut

Some really great advice here, and that video with Aaron Draplin is bang on the money for what I'm doing. So thanks for sharing that video.

So I'm going to scratch the brand name and go with something more original. I'll post back when I have something. Thanks chaps!

Steve Schulze

"Gentlemen, you've just been Stippeled". *finger guns*

Muzzoid

This thread honestly feels like the pretty girl complaining that she is kinda is ugly.

There is a art dude called Alexander Sedig i know. Poor bastard now is conflated with Zedig on a daily basis.